From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20190408170418.148554-1-glider@google.com> <20190408170418.148554-2-glider@google.com> In-Reply-To: From: Alexander Potapenko Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 11:02:58 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] initmem: introduce CONFIG_INIT_ALL_MEMORY and CONFIG_INIT_ALL_STACK Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To: Masahiro Yamada Cc: James Morris , "Serge E. Hallyn" , linux-security-module , Linux Kbuild mailing list , Nick Desaulniers , Kostya Serebryany , Dmitry Vyukov , Kees Cook , Sandeep Patil , Kernel Hardening List-ID: On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 10:38 AM Masahiro Yamada wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 2:04 AM Alexander Potapenko wr= ote: > > > > CONFIG_INIT_ALL_MEMORY is going to be an umbrella config for options > > that force heap and stack initialization. > > The rationale behind doing so is to reduce the severity of bugs caused > > by using uninitialized memory. > > > > CONFIG_INIT_ALL_STACK turns on stack initialization based on > > -ftrivial-auto-var-init in Clang builds and on > > -fplugin-arg-structleak_plugin-byref-all in GCC builds. > > > > -ftrivial-auto-var-init is a Clang flag that provides trivial > > initializers for uninitialized local variables, variable fields and > > padding. > > > > It has three possible values: > > pattern - uninitialized locals are filled with a fixed pattern > > (mostly 0xAA on 64-bit platforms, see https://reviews.llvm.org/D546= 04 > > for more details) likely to cause crashes when uninitialized value = is > > used; > > zero (it's still debated whether this flag makes it to the official > > Clang release) - uninitialized locals are filled with zeroes; > > uninitialized (default) - uninitialized locals are left intact. > > > > The proposed config builds the kernel with > > -ftrivial-auto-var-init=3Dpattern. > > > > Developers have the possibility to opt-out of this feature on a > > per-variable basis by using __attribute__((uninitialized)). > > > > For GCC builds, CONFIG_INIT_ALL_STACK is simply wired up to > > CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL. No opt-out is possible at the > > moment. > > > > Signed-off-by: Alexander Potapenko > > Cc: Masahiro Yamada > > Cc: James Morris > > Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" > > Cc: Nick Desaulniers > > Cc: Kostya Serebryany > > Cc: Dmitry Vyukov > > Cc: Kees Cook > > Cc: Sandeep Patil > > Cc: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org > > Cc: linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org > > Cc: kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com > > --- > > v2: > > - addressed Kees Cook's comments: added GCC support > > v3: addressed Masahiro Yamada's comments: > > - dropped per-file opt-out mechanism > > - fixed GCC_PLUGINS dependencies > > --- > > Makefile | 3 ++- > > scripts/Makefile.initmem | 10 ++++++++++ > > security/Kconfig | 1 + > > security/Kconfig.initmem | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 4 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > create mode 100644 scripts/Makefile.initmem > > create mode 100644 security/Kconfig.initmem > > > > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile > > index f070e0d65186..028ca37878fd 100644 > > --- a/Makefile > > +++ b/Makefile > > @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ export HOSTCXX KBUILD_HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE C= HECK CHECKFLAGS > > > > export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS KBUILD= _LDFLAGS > > export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE > > -export CFLAGS_KASAN CFLAGS_KASAN_NOSANITIZE CFLAGS_UBSAN > > +export CFLAGS_KASAN CFLAGS_KASAN_NOSANITIZE CFLAGS_UBSAN CFLAGS_INITME= M > > export KBUILD_AFLAGS AFLAGS_KERNEL AFLAGS_MODULE > > export KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE > > export KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL > > @@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ KBUILD_ARFLAGS :=3D $(call ar-option,D) > > include scripts/Makefile.kasan > > include scripts/Makefile.extrawarn > > include scripts/Makefile.ubsan > > +include scripts/Makefile.initmem > > > > # Add any arch overrides and user supplied CPPFLAGS, AFLAGS and CFLAGS= as the > > # last assignments > > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.initmem b/scripts/Makefile.initmem > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..a6253d78fe35 > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.initmem > > @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ > > +ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ALL_STACK > > + > > +# Clang's -ftrivial-auto-var-init=3Dpattern flag initializes the > > +# uninitialized parts of local variables (including fields and padding= ) > > +# with a fixed pattern (0xAA in most cases). > > +ifdef CONFIG_CC_HAS_AUTO_VAR_INIT > > + CFLAGS_INITMEM :=3D -ftrivial-auto-var-init=3Dpattern > > +endif > > + > > +endif > > Now that you dropped per-file control, > why is this necessary? > Also, CFLAGS_INITMEM is not wired up to anything, > so this patch has no effect. There's CFLAGS_INITMEM in the top Makefile, so I suppose it should be worki= ng. But I agree there's no point in adding extra files for a single build flag. > > I think you can add the following to top Makefile, and that's it. > > ifdef CONFIG_AUTO_VAR_INIT > KBUILD_CFLAGS +=3D -ftrivial-auto-var-init=3Dpattern > endif > > > > > > diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig > > index e4fe2f3c2c65..cc12a39424dd 100644 > > --- a/security/Kconfig > > +++ b/security/Kconfig > > @@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ config STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH > > If you wish for all usermode helper programs to be disabled, > > specify an empty string here (i.e. ""). > > > > +source "security/Kconfig.initmem" > > source "security/selinux/Kconfig" > > source "security/smack/Kconfig" > > source "security/tomoyo/Kconfig" > > diff --git a/security/Kconfig.initmem b/security/Kconfig.initmem > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..5e49a55382ad > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/security/Kconfig.initmem > > @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ > > +menu "Initialize all memory" > > + > > +config CC_HAS_AUTO_VAR_INIT > > + def_bool $(cc-option,-ftrivial-auto-var-init=3Dpattern) > > + > > +config INIT_ALL_MEMORY > > + bool "Initialize all memory" > > + default n > > + help > > + Enforce memory initialization to mitigate infoleaks and make > > + the control-flow bugs depending on uninitialized values more > > + deterministic. > > + > > +if INIT_ALL_MEMORY > > + > > +config INIT_ALL_STACK > > + bool "Initialize all stack" > > + depends on INIT_ALL_MEMORY > > + depends on CC_HAS_AUTO_VAR_INIT || (HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS && PLUGIN_= HOSTCC !=3D "") > > + select GCC_PLUGINS if !CC_HAS_AUTO_VAR_INIT > > + select GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK if !CC_HAS_AUTO_VAR_INIT > > + select GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL if !CC_HAS_AUTO_VAR_INIT > > + default y > > + help > > + Initialize uninitialized stack data with a fixed pattern > > + (0x00 in GCC, 0xAA in Clang). > > + > > > I am not sure about the benefit of these umbrella CONFIGs > since these make 'depends on' and 'select' complicated. > I will leave it to Kees, though. > > > > > +endif # INIT_ALL_MEMORY > > +endmenu > > -- > > 2.21.0.392.gf8f6787159e-goog > > > > > -- > Best Regards > Masahiro Yamada --=20 Alexander Potapenko Software Engineer Google Germany GmbH Erika-Mann-Stra=C3=9Fe, 33 80636 M=C3=BCnchen Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer: Paul Manicle, Halimah DeLaine Prado Registergericht und -nummer: Hamburg, HRB 86891 Sitz der Gesellschaft: Hamburg